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The Netherlands
The Neatherlands is a country constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy.
The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy in which the government has reduced its role since the 1980s. Industrial activity is predominantly in food-processing, chemicals , petroleum refining, electrical machinery.
A highly mechanised agricultural sector employs no more than 4% of the labour force but provides large surpluses for the food-processing industry and for exports.
Capital
- Amsterdam (52° 22' 12,7" N, 04° 53' 25,6" E)
Area
- Total: 41,528 km²
Population
- 16,493,156 (2008)
- Density: 397/km²
GDP (PPP), 2008 estimate
- Total: $675.38 billion
- Per capita: $40,431
Internet Usage
- 14,272,700 Internet users for June/09
- 85.4% penetration
as at September 2009
